Asset Management

Not all stock-pickers lost their heads in 2016

French investment group Lyxor identifies where active managers did profit in an otherwise annus horribilis

Not all stock-pickers lost their heads in 2016

In a disastrous year for active stock-pickers, one or two bright spots really stood out, according to a review of managers' 2016 performance from Lyxor Asset Management.

The report, which analysed the performance of more than 3,800 active funds in Europe, found that 72% of them failed to beat their benchmarks in 2016 - a sharp deterioration from 47% in 2015.

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